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Select Post School Unveils Improvements A big new space for a small school Positive Outcomes for BER Bredbo’s New Library Unveiled Bradfordville’s BER Bake-Off BER: Friend or Foe Aurecon and BER Mullaway Public School BER Ceremony Official Hall Opening New Classroom for Taralga $4.3m funding has students covered Hall leads the way to education Education Week 2011 launched in NSW Public Schools New front office opens at Jindy School shows off new facilities Revolutions first class benefits Carlingford West Public enjoys new classrooms MP opens new school facilities Mount Riverview’s BER celebrations Fingal’s new facilities open Upgrade in a class of its own Pennant Hills Public celebrates its first hall Hambledon Public School gets six new classrooms New South Wales BER progress 2011 Top Marks for First Choice BER Community Liaison Survey NSW BER Program Office has provided information to the BER Implementation Taskforce (BERIT) outlining the process and methodology of the BER Program in NSW A Once-in-a-Million Facility for Special Students Technology updates classrooms Doors open at Yarrawarrah Multi-million dollar project completed Garrett king of the kids Lessons driven by solar power New classrooms worth the wait New space to learn and grow at Guildford Public School School gets hall Springwood Public School upgrades ready to go Bowen finds how new rooms are going Heating in BER Primary Schools for the 21st Century Halls Nulkaba Public School hall opening Cessnock West Public School hall opening Interactive whiteboards for students Narwee Public School drums up thanks for $2m BER upgrades Broke students showcase new room Interactive Whiteboard Program – Primary Schools For The 21st Century – Building The Education Revolution $2m upgrade at Dorrigo Public School A dream comes true for Newtown Public School NSWPPA President responds to SMH article DEFECT MANAGEMENT FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS FOR THE 21st CENTURY New South Wales BER progress Cutting their way to class Scarborough school library a high-wire act Construction progress photographs on Hasting Public School’s website Funds help school library upgrade New school year sees NSW Government continuing to lead BER delivery Building success BER 14 core hall and COLA video tour FLUED GAS HEATERS Apprentice in focus: Joel Cassidy Staff prepare to move in New buildings keep kids cool for school Video: BER program update – term one, 2011 New Library for Penrith Public School Worth the wait for Berowra Public School The Hon. Greg Combet MP officially opens Minmi Public School’s new facilities BER gives award-winning apprentice an opportunity Major award for Rockdale Public School construction site The schools stimulus program reviewed by NSW Infrastructure Coordinator General, Robert Leece Sydney Region MC cracks the ton Subcontractor triples their apprentice intake thanks to BER program Tempe Public School’s new facilities very welcomed Back to school for site manager The BER outcome: time to correct the record Young artists celebrate in style Concerns about the potential affect of recent weather events and flooding Message from the BER Program Director New library for Woodstock Public School New office building New facilities at Dorrigo pass test Hall open at primary school BER helped protect north coast economy from global downturn New hall opened New language facility benefits a number of schools Department of Education’s BER Committee visit Chester Hill Public School Schools join 21st century thanks to BER BER program will be long remembered at Undercliffe Public School BER welcomed by growing school New facilities for local schools Room for improvement Principals delighted to get new school buildings Lengthy hall campaign comes to rest at Cronulla South Chifley’s new facilities a bonus A big difference for a small school School ecstatic with COLA Infrastructure Coordinator General’s address to NSW Infrastructure Summit New hall with all the trimmings for Eastern Creek Stimulus behind jobs jump Special school’s education stimulus thanks Builder sentiment takes a dive Curtain raises on the new hall at Seaham PS Construction grows 2% on mining, schools Figtree’s new classrooms ready to go Principals encouraged to take complaints about the BER to the Commonwealth Taskforce School assemblies move inside to new hall Everyone benefits from BER at Undercliffe Funding gives students the edge in learning Hall now a reality Community ownership helps drive improvements at Bulli PS Smooth sailing for the new library at Wiley Park PS Kariong PS settling in to new facilities Rosebank PS hits the cutting edge New Classroom for Spring Ridge Public School Transformation for 111 year old school Old gives way to the new Australian Constructors Association Economics correspondent comments on Australia’s fiscal stimulus BER Program Scorecard Comments of the NSW Infrastructure Coordinator General, Bob Leece, on the interim report. Cardiff South Public South sees a dream come true Class effort at Bradfordville Public School Comments on the BER program by economics editor BER makes a difference for a school with a difference Six new classrooms ready for Umina PS Cronulla public school’s two key milestones Building the Education Revolution Implementation Taskforce: Interim Report New classrooms at Edgeworth Recycled project site waste Anticipated final costs per square metre – building types for P21 Library built for the community by the community Site safety milestone Dagger and his crew of locals bring a new library to Uki PS New Library for Coledale Public School Jobs and books at Kangaroo Valley Public School Infrastructure Coordinator General’s address to Master Builders Association The new toilet block at Quaama Public School is costing an unreasonable $850,000, for the small school $83,000 of the Yoogali Public School’s project budget was spent on a template plan drawing Real cost of the plants at Cattai Public School Returning to school – and brand new facilities! Getting safety and communication right on site Young apprentice building the education revolution Students learning from BER Local MP inspects works at Gorokan PS Principal witnesses a career first Primary School improvements bringing jobs to the community Space is first class BER helping companies boost their business professionalism Michael Coutts-Trotter’s email to Principals regarding complaints Letter to the Chair of the Public Schools Principals Forum Big changes for a small school in the Central West Cheers for new rooms BER: Apprenticeship and training opportunities BER brings experience for the future Extensive building work and ongoing learning go hand in hand at John Warby PS Works all set to go at Pambula Public School Big improvements for a small school Science labs project full steam ahead Russell Lea Infants’ School: first new facilities for 80 years $3 million to transform Singleton Public School Works well underway at Newtown Public School Illabo PS welcomes its new library A brand new library for Corowa South Public School Sutherland North welcomes federal and state education ministers to its new hall Upper House Inquiry The BER Program Office has delivered its first electronic newsletter Delivering projects in full New science rooms welcomed at Kyogle High School Support for SLC in Sydney’s west Modern new library for Auburn North BER helping communities in the Lower Clarence Narooma Public School getting ready for big improvements Principal’s top knowledge of BER How does the NSW Government ensure contractors are paid? The Australian National Audit Office Building the Education Revolution Performance Audit Whole community benefits at Tinonee Community benefits for Boomerang Beach BER making a difference for Dubbo BER Program surveyed Why can’t Rawlinsons be compared to BER? New school facilities across St George and Sutherland Shire Builder goes back to school Illawarra Mercury letter BER: employment provider Good news for Cherrybrook Are materials used in school building projects safe? BER: Past and Present Building the Education Revolution brings Tim back to school BER: helping one company at a tough time Deputy PM visits New Lambton South Public School Building the Education Revolution at Pendle Hill Public School How were Schools Principals informed of their role to self manage their projects? Local Contractors on BER Projects School Halls for Teaching and Learning Continued Commitment to Transparency Achievements of the NSP Program NSW leads the way in curriculum support for new language centres One year of transforming NSW Government schools SLC program progressing NSP update: 1,608 projects completed Ebor PS celebrates completion of first P21 project Video: School project cost breakdowns online Video: The challenges of BER SLC update: second project completed P21 construction update: 983 projects started Estimated cost breakdowns available over the coming weeks Schools celebrate completion of projects Works start at Coutts Crossing Public School 631 NSP projects completed P21 construction update: 692 projects started First P21 project completed Round 3 funding for 539 primary schools

 

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  2012 Federal Parliamentary Sitting Calendar

  Recognition Ceremony Information Pack

  BER Community Liaison Strategy Post Completion Survey Final

  P21 Interactive Whiteboard Program Roll Out - School List

  P21 IWB policy and implementation information

  P21 IWB: Questions and Answers

  Self Management for BER P21 Minor Works

  Primary Schools for the 21st Century - Budget transfer pool

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  Primary Schools for the 21st Century (P21)

  Number of projects:	2,362
  Construction started:	2,362
  Construction finished:	2,355
  Projects Completed:	99%

  Science & Language Centres (SLC)

  Number of projects:	118
  Construction started:	118
  Construction finished:	118
  Projects Completed:	100%

  National School Pride (NSP)

  Number of projects:	2,179
  Projects started:	2,179
  Projects completed:	2,179
  Projects Completed:	100%

  (Updated 6 February, 2012)

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